Most federal holidays take place on Mondays or Fridays in 2026, creating natural opportunities for long weekends.

Here's how you can make 18 PTO days into 55 days off: Request PTO for Friday, Jan. 2 Consecutive Days Off: 4 days (Jan. 1-4) ...

For those with 11 vacation days, for example, the company recommends 11 different trips to optimize their PTO, including planning trips around long weekends like Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the July 4 ...

With some planning, you can turn 10 days of PTO in 2026 into 40 days of long breaks to return to work refreshed.

Maximizing time off in 2026 is possible with a PTO strategy that turns scattered days off into longer breaks. Why it matters: ...

According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average American gets 15 days of vacation after five years of working at ...

The FlexJobs Work and PTO Pressure Report found that nearly one-quarter (23%) of U.S. workers didn’t take a single vacation ...

Work-life balance is a thing. The good news for workaholics is that the 2025 calendar is "gifting" you with opportunities to take advantage of "extra" time off. How? If Monday through Friday marks ...

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Many people don’t take all the paid time off coming to them … which can lead to burnout … which can cost employers.

ATLANTA — Companies are increasingly cutting back on paying employees for unused paid time off when they leave or retire, according to Channel 2 consumer advisor Clark Howard. While many companies ...